Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automobile paddle shifters with secondary paddles
- Patent Title (中): 带二次桨的汽车桨式换档器
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Application No.: US13662322Application Date: 2012-10-26
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Publication No.: US09002597B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Andrew Sata
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; B60K20/06

Abstract:
A system for controlling gear changes in a vehicle. The system may include at least one primary paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel and/or the steering column. The system also includes at least one auxiliary paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel, the steering column and/or the at least one primary paddle shifter. The primary paddle shifter may engage a primary function, such as one sequential gear shift up or down and the auxiliary paddle shifter may engage a secondary function, such as an optimal gear shift up or down.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140121913A1 AUTOMOBILE PADDLE SHIFTERS WITH SECONDARY PADDLES Public/Granted day:2014-05-01
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